examiner.com June 17, 2013 By: Jeannie Stokowski-Bisanti
Mika Matsufuji speaks out against cervical cancer vaccinations after her daughter's health was affected by the HPV vaccine
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An article in The Japan Times dated June 15 reported that the Japanese Health Ministry issued a nationwide notice that cervical cancer vaccinations, GlaxoSmithKlein's Cervarix and Merck's Gardasil, should no longer be recommended for girls aged 12 to 16 because several adverse reactions have been reported.
Mika Matsufuji's daughter was vaccinated with Cervarix in 2011, lost the ability to walk and is now in a wheelchair. Mika represents an association of cervical cancer vaccination victims’ parents and said that the health panel’s decision was a “big step forward.” The group is calling for the vaccinations to be halted.
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